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Complimentary from the publishers of Health Insurance Marketplace News April, 2014

“In my opinion, it’s not the Cadillac tax that will spur the employer shift into private Exchanges. The kinds of employers that offer rich health benefit plans are the kinds of employers facing tight labor markets and workforces with skills that are in demand. It’s these employers that are most likely to keep rich benefit plans and avoid any moves that could put them at a recruitment or retention disadvantage. I think the employers that will shift into private Exchanges are more likely to be those that are in high-turnover industries and those that are less concerned about recruitment or retention problems. They will be employers more concerned about fixing their healthcare costs at a certain level and limiting future growth than they are about intermediate and long-term employee satisfaction. I say this not because private Exchanges are somehow deficient, but because [1] they will be poorly understood initially and [2] they really exist as a vehicle to shift from defined benefit to defined contribution.”
- Brandon Edwards, CEO, ReviveHealth

"Nationwide, nearly 11.7 million consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in quality, affordable health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace as of February 22, according to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services. Of those, 8.84 million (76%) were in states using the HealthCare.gov platform and 2.85 million (24%) were in the 14 states (including Washington DC) using their own Marketplace platforms."

Excerpted from: Health Insurance Marketplace News, Volume 3, Issue 4, April 2015, "Surveys, Studies, Reports Examine ObamaCare at 5"

Nevada Legislature Seeks To Ban State's Health Insurance Exchange
KNPR/Nevada Public Radio, April 7, 2015

Enrollment in Private Health Insurance Exchanges Doubled, to 6 Million in 2015, According to Accenture
Accenture News Release, April 7, 2015

Now the Hard Part: The Rate of Health Care Enrollment Seems Set to Slow
The New York Time, March 23, 2015

Most Americans Unaware Obamacare Subsidies Are At Risk
Kaiser Health News, March 19, 2015

Sources: HHS' Obamacare Contingency Plan Is To Ask States To Contract Exchange Work To The Feds
Forbes/The Apothecary, March 16, 2015

Health-care law will cost taxpayers less than expected, CBO says
The Washington Post, March 10, 2015

King v. Burwell, CHIP, and Medicaid: What Lies Ahead for Children’s Health Coverage?
Urban Institute, March 2015

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